Nicolaas Bidloo

For other people named Bidloo, see Bidloo (disambiguation).

Nicolaas Bidloo
Born1674
Amsterdam, County of Holland, Dutch Republic
Died14 April 1735
Moscow, Russian Empire
Occupationphysician
PartnerClasina Claes
FatherLambert Bidloo

Nicolaas Bidloo (c. 1673/74 – 23 March 1735) was a Dutch physician who served as the personal physician of Tsar Peter I of Russia (Peter the Great). Bidloo was the director of the first hospital in Russia as well as the first medical school in Russia, and is considered one of the founders of Russian medicine.[1]

  1. ^ Vein AA (December 2007). "[Nicolaas Bidloo, the Dutch director of the first hospital in Russia; a 300-year anniversary]". Nederlands Tijdschrift voor Geneeskunde (in Dutch and Flemish). 151 (52): 2909–12. PMID 18257439.